This Henry J Custom is based on an automobile built by the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation from 1950-54 and named after its chairman, Henry J. Kaiser. The original car spent many years in storage; a solid platform on which to construct this specialized machine.

This orange and white beauty was built by the original Clayton Custom Cars of Bensen, North Carolina. After being stripped down, it was placed on an Art Morrison chassis; the dash, doors and rear area are reinforced with steel tubing and sheet metal formed as covers. The hidden taillights, front and rear rolled pans, frenched headlights and shaved handles (inside and out) make up the major body modifications. The Tangelo Pearl paint is from House of Kolor. The Budnik Diamond Light wheels are 18-inch in the front and 20-inch in the rear to give the car an aggressive appearance accentuated by the cars low profile.

The Henry J is powered by a Street and Performance General Motors LS6 small-block engine coupled to an automatic transmission. The unit is skillfully fitted and polished to a highly detailed and professional standard. The interior is equally well-fashioned with a 1,800-watt DVD stereo sound system, rear seat speaker housing, controls for the air-ride system, white-faced instruments in a billet strip. A polished tilt steering column, Budnik wheel and billet pedals add a tasteful amount of flash to the white vinyl interior and carpet. Conveniences include air conditioning, power windows, steering and brakes.

The entire build was completed over a two year time-frame and when the car was presented at the Detroit Autorama, it received the first-place award in the Sedan Class. Since then, “Tangelow” has won many more awards along with countless onlookers wherever it is shown.